[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32983-32984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13456]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-10222; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology Museum
at the University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of
California, Davis, has completed an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined
that there is no cultural affiliation between the remains and any
present-day tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains may contact
the Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of California,
Davis. Disposition of the human remains to the tribes stated below may
occur if no additional requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the
Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of California,
Davis at the address below by July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Deitz, Department of Anthropology Museum at the
University of California, Davis, 330 Young Hall, One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752-8280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the
possession of the Department of Anthropology Museum at the University
of California, Davis. The human remains were removed from Lassen
County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of California,
Davis, professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Alturas Indian Rancheria, California; Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California; Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California; Bridgeport Indian
Colony of California; Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, California; Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Enterprise Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort
Bidwell Reservation of California; Fort Independence Indian Community
of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California;
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony,
Nevada; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California;
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pit River Tribe, California; Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Redding
Rancheria, California; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Round Valley
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California; Shoshone-
Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake
Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Utu
Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of
the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from Bare Cave (site CA-LAS-989), in Lassen County, CA, by
the University of California, Davis, archeological field school. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology Museum at the
University of California, Davis
Officials of the Department of Anthropology Museum at the
University of California, Davis have determined that:
Based on archeological context, the human remains are
Native American.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and
Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony,
Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Multiple lines of evidence, including treaties, Acts of
Congress, and Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Bridgeport Indian Colony of California; Burns Paiute Tribe of the
Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, California;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort
Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California;
Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and
Oregon; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada;
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada;
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of
the Benton Paiute Reservation, California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada (hereafter referred to as
``The Tribes'').
Other credible lines of evidence indicate that the land
from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of The Tribes.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains is to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Lisa Deitz, Department of Anthropology Museum at the University
of California, Davis, 330 Young Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA
95616, telephone (530) 752-8280, before July 5, 2012. Disposition of
the human remains to The Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of
California, Davis is responsible for notifying the Alturas Indian
Rancheria, California; Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of
the Big Pine Reservation, California; Bridgeport Indian Colony of
California; Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of
Oregon; Cedarville Rancheria, California; Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu
Indians of California; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort
Bidwell Reservation of California; Fort Independence Indian Community
of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California;
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony,
Nevada; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California;
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; Paiute-Shoshone
Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine
Reservation, California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pit River Tribe, California; Pyramid
Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Redding
Rancheria, California; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Round Valley
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California; Shoshone-
Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake
Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Susanville Indian Rancheria, California; Utu
Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California;
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of
the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-13456 Filed 6-1-12; 8:45 am]
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